Peter Latta

Mr. Latta, P.Eng, MBA, is a Professional engineer and a 2008 graduate of the University of British Columbia with a degree in Metals and Materials engineering and a 2017 graduate of Simon Frasers’ Beedie school of business with a Master of Business Administration. He has over 10 years of operational, flowsheet design, engineering, and commercial experience in the mining industry. He has commissioned, troubleshooted and optimized mineral processing circuits having worked at sites world-wide including Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Prior to joining Avino in 2018, Peter has held senior positions with Gekko Systems and Takraf Canada in addition to assisting in the startup, operation and shutdown of Alexco’s Keno Hill operation, where he was the only metallurgist on site. Peter has been a guest lecturer at the University of BC and McGill University with topics that include gravity concentration and basic mineral economics. He has co-authored and presented a number of technical papers.